Hardware Security Modules
Selecting a hardware security module (HSM) is a critical step in any cybersecurity journey. But not every HSM in the market is built to optimize and grow alongside your organization. Entrust nShield HSMs are hardened, tamper-resistant devices that protect your company’s most sensitive data. nShield hardware security modules are available in a range of FIPS 140-2 & 140-3 certified form factors and support a wide variety of deployment scenarios.
nShield HSMs provide a secure solution to:
Generate & protect your most sensitive keys from threats
Generate & protect root and certificate authority keys for PKIs
Protect the keys that protect privileged account credentials
Delivering market leading hardware security modules for over 25 years
Entrust hardware security modules integrate with over 150 alliance partner applications
Over 100,000 hardware security modules shipped globally to governments and leading banking, finance, and tech organizations
Top Benefits of Entrust nShield HSMs
Unlimited Scalability
Entrust’s unique Security World architecture provides support for unlimited key storage, unlike some alternative HSMs, while being less cumbersome to deploy.
Field-Upgradable, Optimized Performance
The nShield 5 HSM models are up to 40% faster than previous versions, supporting the accelerating demand from applications requiring the highest levels of data security.
Custom API
The native nCore API is designed to provide a more streamlined and efficient interface for interacting with nShield HSMs, obtaining the maximum capabilities of each cryptographic device type.
Flexibility
Entrust Security World equips teams with the flexibility they need to align their HSM operations with their organization’s specific environment, operational approaches, and security needs.
Future-Proof
Our nShield 5 HSMs offer crypto-agility out of the box with their security processor, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) that can be readily reprogrammed via firmware updates in the field.
Backups Made Easy
With Security World, teams can back up HSM files using existing file management processes, and they can securely manage keys in the more convenient application layer, rather than the HSM layer.
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Over 150 Entrust nShield HSM Partner Integrations
Entrust nShield HSMs provide high-assurance security for a broad range of common use cases. With more than 150 alliance partners and validated partner integrations available, our hardware security modules are uniquely built to mitigate risk and secure your critical business applications across multiple use cases.
We have a long history together and we’re extremely comfortable continuing to rely on Entrust solutions for the core of our business. We have used Entrust HSMs for five years and they have always been exceptionally reliable. We’ve layered a lot of code on top of the HSM; it delivers the performance we need and has proven to be a rock-solid foundation.
As a global payment solutions and commerce enablement leader, Verifone’s strategy is to develop and deploy “best in class” payment solutions and services that meet or exceed global security standards and help our clients securely accept electronic payments across all channels of commerce. We selected Entrust HSMs to provide robust security, unmatched performance, and superior scalability across our payment security platforms…
The Entrust nShield sales team provided excellent local and remote support during this evaluation period and was invaluable to the process. The excellent depth, breadth, and quality of the product documentation gave us confidence that the solution was well thought-out and supported.
Entrust provided the expertise needed to design and implement a tailored, secure VoIP solution.
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FAQs
What is a hardware security module?
A hardware security module (HSM) is a tamper-resistant physical device that protects digital keys and performs cryptographic operations like encryption, decryption, and digital signing. It’s a trusted anchor for securing sensitive data and transactions.
What does HSM mean?
HSM stands for hardware security module—trusted devices that ensure your most sensitive cryptographic keys and processes are secure and compliant.
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